Trough bead attaching hook



June 12, 1934.

B. NORD 1,962,785

TROUGH BEAD ATTACHING HOOK Filed April 6. 1932 INVENTOR ezz ammA/brd.

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LL AS" ATTORNEY Patented June 12, 1934 1,962,785 TROUGH BEAD ATTACHING HOOK Benjamin Nord, Baysi'de, N.

Whitney Metal Products Corp.,

Y., assignor to New York, N. Y.,

a corporation of New York Application April 6,

6 Claims.

The present invention relates to gutter hangers in general, and particularly to gutter head attaching means associated with hangers of the circle type, and forms a continuation in part of my co-pending application for Eaves trough hanger, Ser. No. 584,639, filed January 4, 1932, in which latter lever-operated bead-attaching means are described and illustrated, similar to those treated in the present application.

The prime object of this invention is to provide gutter bead attaching means, adapted to be adjustable to various sizes of gutters or gutter beads, and including means for preventing the bead attaching element from moving inwards, that is, in the direction towards the gutter.

This and further objects will become more readily apparent from the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of my disclosure, but which by no means are intended to limit me to the actual showing, and in which Fig. 1 illustrates a gutter bead attaching element in one of its forms, ready to engage a gutter bead.

Fig. 2 is the same attaching element in its beadengaging position.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of a gutter bead attaching element.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation thereof.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of parts of this modified form.

Fig. 6 illustrates another modified form of my bead attaching element, and

Fig. I is still another form of my bead attaching element.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, numeral 10 denotes the outer end of a circle type gutter hanger provided with a hook-shaped end 11 and a seat 12 for the gutter hanger bead 13, the latter forming the outer edge of gutter 14. Seat 12 serves for rolling up and supporting bead 13, while being secured by my attaching element.

In these illustrations my attaching element is composed of a lever 15, which is hinged at 16 to the hook-shaped enlargement 11 of circle 10, and a hook member 17 provided with a hook-end 18 and attaching end 19, the latter provided with a slot 20, through which passes rivet 21 secured to lever 15. The portion of the lever in which rivet 21 is secured is raised, as indicated at 22.

To pivot 16 of the lever there is also secured a short angle 23, which serves as stop for hook member 1'7 when the latter is in its bead-engaging position. Lever 15 is preferably equipped 1932, Serial No. 603,477

with a lock provision 24, adapted to engage a depression 25 arranged in the circle.

When the trough is to be secured to the hanger, lever 15 is moved from its open position of Figure 1 to its closed position of Figure 2, whereby rivet 21 is drawn down into slot 20. The pull exerted by lever 15 causes rivet 21 to slide downwards into an ever-increasing forcible engagement with the tapered edges of slot 20, whereby hook member 17 is caused to bear against bead 13 of the gutter. As the lever approaches its closing position, the bead is not only forced tightly down against seat 12 of the hanger, but its inner end is gradually rolled in upon itself. Hook 1'! is kept steadily under tension and is prevented from working upwards by the engagement of pin or rivet 21 with the tapering edges of slot 20.

Since various sizes of beads are provided on different sizes of gutters, a gradually self-adjusting connection between the circle and the bead attaching means is of considerable advantage. When lever 15 is in its closed position, hook at taching member 1'7 is in its final, bead engaging stage and is to be held in this relation to the circle for preventing the dislocation of the gutter. If by accident a pressure is exerted against the gutter bear or against its attaching element, the latter must not yield. For this reason angle member 23 is connected to rivet 16 and is so arranged as to adjust itself to the position of attaching element 17, and to hold the latter, when in beadattaching position, towards the trough, or what may be termed inwards. V

Referring to Figures 3, 4 and 5, there is shown again a circle hanger 10 provided with the usual hook end 11, and a bead seat 12', adapted to support and facilitate the rolling up of head 13' of gutter 14.

The attaching element in this figure comprises a hook-shaped member 26, having a hook-end 2'7 and an attaching end 28, the latter provided with a slot 29, and a corrugated or toothed surface, indicated at 30. a a

The purpose of the teeth is primarily for enabling the setting of the bead attaching element to different positions relative to the circle, depending upon the size of bead or gutter to be engaged. In circle 10 there is provided a bolt 31, having head 32, at the lower surface of which a pair of teeth 33 are provided, adapted to register with corrugations 30 of attaching end 28.

The engagement of the attaching element is accomplished by swinging the hook member from its dotted-line position to its solid-line position,

against further movement hook is circle, as

shaped upper ends 43, joined at 44 shown in Figure 3, until bead'13' is drawn down sufiiciently, so as to properly rest against seat 12, whereafter the hook is pulled or forced down, and bolt 31 is caused to engage with its teeth the corrugations 30, in which position it is tightened.

In order to prevent hook member 26 from moving inwards, I have provided an angular member 34 pivotally attached at 35 to circle-end 11'. This stop 34 is sufficiently strong to allow a ladder to be placed against the gutter bead, or the attaching element itself, without fear that the latter will be displaced from its set position.

Referring to Figure 6, there is shown a modified form of my attaching element which is somewhat simpler than the previously described construction. There is again shown a circle 10" provided with a hook-shaped end 11", and a bead seat 12". Passing through the circle there will be seen a lower pin 36 and an upper pin 37. The former is intended to engage bead attaching element 38, while the upper pin serves as stop or limiting means against the movement of the attaching element in inward direction.

, The bead attaching element in this case comprises an upper hook-shaped end 39 and a lower attaching end 40, which latter is provided with a plurality of cut-outs 41 so arranged as to permit pin 36 to pass into one of its cut-outs, while being pulled downwards, in the direction indicated by arrow I, and to engage the lower surface of the cut-out, when the element is in bead-engaging position, shown in full lines. When the pulled down and shoved against the indicated by arrow II, the bead of the gutter is compressed and rolled up. The moment pin 36 engages the lower edge of one of the cutouts, and the hook is released, the bead partially unrolls and puts the hook under tension, which I keeps it in fixed engagement with pin 36.

The modification shown in Figure 7 illustrates a double attaching element 42, having two hooktogether in a channel form, from which extend downwardly, at 45, engaging ends 46 provided with a plurality of apertures 47. The apertures are intended to be engaged by a bolt 48 projecting from both sides of a circle, indicated at 49, and provided with nuts 50.

This modified form is primarily designed for the purpose of affording a greater bearing surface between hooks and bead, and also for enabling a greater manual pull to be exerted against the trough. The two attaching ends 46 allow more than one person to pull down the hooks simultaneously, if need be. Once the attaching element is moved to its desired position, bolt 48 may be either slipped through circle 39, or when it is already secured thereto, two corresponding holes of flaps 46 are passed over the bolt ends.

While I have shown specific constructions of my device, be it understood that modifications and improvements may be made therein without departing from the principal idea of readymade adjustable bead attaching elements inconnection with gutter hanger circles, and I therefore reserve for myself the right to make such changes and improvements as may become necessary in course of the practical application of my device in the trade.

I claim:

1. The combination with a circle, of gutter means, comprising a hook-shaped attaching end provided with means for ad usting it relative to said circle for different sizes of gutters, said attaching means having provisions for engaging a holding member provided with said circle and disposed transversely to the plane of said hookshaped stamping.

-2. The combination with a circle-type gutter hanger, of an adjustable gutter bead attaching means, having a hook-shaped upper end adapted to engage the bead of a gutter, a lower end in engagement with said circle, said lower end having provisions for setting and fastening it in desired position relative to said circle for accommodating Various sizes of gutters, and holding means provided with the hanger transversely to the plane of said bead-attaching means and adapted to be engaged by the lower end of the latter.

3. The combination with a circle-type gutter hanger, of a gutter bead attaching element, comprising a stamping having an upper hook-shaped end and an attaching extension, the latter having a series of adjusting provisions adapted for setting and holding the stamping in desired position and in engagement with the bead of a gutter supported by the hanger, holding means transversing the gutter hanger and adapted to be engaged by said adjusting provisions of the attaching extension.

4. The combination with a circle-type gutter hanger, of a gutter bead attaching element, comprising a stamping having an upper hook-shaped end and an attaching extension, the latter having a series of adjusting provisions adapted for the circle-type, of a gutter bead ment secured thereto and comprising a stamping having a hooked-shaped gutter head portion and an extension, the latter provided with corrugations and gagement with said circle and said slot of the engaging portion, said bolt provided with means for engaging one of said corrugations in fixing the element in desired position relative to the circle.

BENJAMIN NORD. 

